To The Aotg.com Community,

It is with a heavy heart that we announce we will no longer be updating Aotg.com. Back in 2007, when we started, there was a lack of access to information about film, television, and commercial editing. We wanted to fix that by creating a central location for content about editing to be stored.

Since then, we've watched the amount of content about editing on the internet grow exponentially. We've also watched social media tools come and go with that growth. Does anyone remember Google Wave!? These social media tools changed how people access and search for media and information. People tend to turn to Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, and Instagram for their news and information, and those are all great tools to promote your sites, but as a site that aggregates links to other sites for users, it just doesn't work for us.

We will keep the site live but archive the ability to add links and comments. We will keep our database live with the links for those who desire to use it to search for editing information and research.

Our podcast, The Cutting Room, will move over to the Filmmakeru.com website and will continue to be a place for interviews with editors and other film professionals.

Everyone who worked for Aotg.com loved what we created and are proud that we could help so many editors find content that spoke to them.

I look forward to seeing everyone at the various post events worldwide in the coming years!

Yours truly,
Gordon Burkell
Aotg.com Founder

Using Transfer Attributes - Maya

January 4, 2014, 02:46 PM

http://lesterbanks.com/2014/01/maya-using-transfer...

Starting out by saying “The more you know the more you realize how much you don’t know” Jimmy Gunawan proves this a bit by showing that you can use the Maya Transfer Attributes Tool to transfer more than just UV’s, colors, or sets. Maya’s Transfer Attributes will also be used to project one object on another, much like how a shrink wrap deformer would work.

Planar Tracking in Mocha

January 4, 2014, 02:46 PM

http://lesterbanks.com/2014/01/mocha-planar-tracki...

In a recording of a previously run webinar, Imagineer Systems product specialist Mary Poplin takes a look at using mocha aE, and mocha Pro for stabilizing shots for After Effects and Nuke, showing how to creatively use mocha for reframing your shots, creating set extensions, and more.

State of the Union

January 3, 2014, 06:27 PM

https://vimeo.com/62961750

The last ever Presidential address is the wake up call for ongoing alien invasion. This is a short teaser for an upcoming feature project by Bruce Branit who is known as the co-creator of 405 and World Builder. Branit FX also contributes VFX work to shows like Fringe, Breaking Bad, Person of Interest.

#vfx#cgi#premiere#fusion#max#fume#lightwave#teaser#alien invasion
Look Effects creates crowds for 'Grudge Match'

January 3, 2014, 05:27 PM

http://www.postmagazine.com/Press-Center/Daily-New...

LOS ANGELES — Look Effects (www.lookfx.com) recently produced visual effects for Grudge Match, the new Warner Bros. feature starring Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone. Directed by Peter Segal, Grudge Match tells the story of two aging boxing rivals who are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout, 30 years after their last match.

Behind the VFX Films in January

January 3, 2014, 05:35 AM

http://www.behindvfx.com/post/72002642281/behind-v...

Behind VFX: VFX Films in January Behind VFX: VFX Films in January This is our list of films which relied heavily on visual effects (green screen) that we are most excited about seeing in this...

ILM: Back on the Effects of Lone Ranger

January 3, 2014, 05:35 AM

http://www.3dvf.com/actualite-8409-ilm-retour-sur-...

ILM back in video on visual effects film The Lone Ranger . If the film was a critical and commercial flip, it has many rich planes VFX. VFX supervisor Tim Alexander and Digital Environments Supervisor Dan Wheaton present the project.

Top After Effects Feature Requests

January 2, 2014, 05:31 PM

http://motionworks.net/top-after-effects-feature-r...

The onset of Creative Cloud has brought with it more open discussion by the After Effects team with users about potential new features, and this has never been more evident in the recently posted the list of top feature requests.

How to create character-related VFX

January 2, 2014, 11:04 AM

http://www.creativebloq.com/3d/how-create-characte...

Visual effects veteran William Dwelly explains the process behind creating character-related FX, such as drool hanging from a dog's mouth.

Visual Effects Society to Present Gravity Director

January 2, 2014, 11:01 AM

http://www.btlnews.com/awards/visual-effects-socie...

The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced that acclaimed filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón will receive the organization’s Visionary Award at the 12th Annual VES awards on Feb. 12 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The VES Visionary Award, bestowed by the VES board of directors, recognizes an individual who has uniquely and consistently employed the art and science […]

Creating a Serviceable Thickness Shader

January 2, 2014, 11:00 AM

http://lesterbanks.com/2014/01/maya-creating-a-ser...

In certain cases when using translucent materials or when using subsurface scattering, a valuable compositing pass or utility shader to have is one that can determine (or pseudo-determine) an approximate thickness of the interior of an object. A “thickness” render pass could describe the relative thickness as represented by greyscale values.

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